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Batang Gembira
The story was set in modern alternate background where fossil fuels was no longer vital in the world. The world depends heavily on new founded energy called Arcane Energy as well as Arcanium based technology called Arcane Tech.
However, there were secrets lie behind the origins of the technology itself where super powered humans exists, named Mana Users under the control of Redwall Corps, the originator of Arcane Technology.
The strongest of the Mana User, Vexen Krauss was killed by a mysterious group called by Redwall Corps as Renegades, and the utopian order of the world starts to shatter, as the peace is now threatened.
The story revolves around Zack, the young Mana User who is destined to be the savior and restorer of the world order. Now, let the epic adventure begins...
However, there were secrets lie behind the origins of the technology itself where super powered humans exists, named Mana Users under the control of Redwall Corps, the originator of Arcane Technology.
The strongest of the Mana User, Vexen Krauss was killed by a mysterious group called by Redwall Corps as Renegades, and the utopian order of the world starts to shatter, as the peace is now threatened.
The story revolves around Zack, the young Mana User who is destined to be the savior and restorer of the world order. Now, let the epic adventure begins...
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First published January 1, 2014
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Danial Aedy
2 books8 followersHello guys,
My name is Danial and I love anime.
I was hoping that Malaysia can adapt Japanese pop culture and make it our own. I was inspired by the anime Outbreak Company where people make their own works rather than depending on the Japanese.
I may be new, but I will do my best to spread around this new kind of work in hope that many can follow. As well as making original works that all can enjoy. But I make seinen genre though.
You see, people with drawing talents should not be wasted, they are the gems in our midst, thank you to my illustrator to cope with my yapping.
Hope people will enjoy my work and Salam Melejen!
My name is Danial and I love anime.
I was hoping that Malaysia can adapt Japanese pop culture and make it our own. I was inspired by the anime Outbreak Company where people make their own works rather than depending on the Japanese.
I may be new, but I will do my best to spread around this new kind of work in hope that many can follow. As well as making original works that all can enjoy. But I make seinen genre though.
You see, people with drawing talents should not be wasted, they are the gems in our midst, thank you to my illustrator to cope with my yapping.
Hope people will enjoy my work and Salam Melejen!
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September 8, 2014
[WARNING: LENGTHY REVIEW]
As soon as I’ve stumbled to the release announcement of this book, I am very glad to know that I am not the only Malaysian who had decided to apply ‘light-novel’ writing style for my novel projects. Seeing this book’s cover, designed in PSP-box-game style, again I am glad to know that I’m not the only Malaysian who also attempted to write a RPG-game-themed story, which is popularly used among Japanese modern satire literatures; particularly in light novels. Therefore, I was definitely looking forward to read this book as a light novel reader myself.
P/S: According to the author, the illustrator for this novel is known as Fingernailz. You can visit his page here, https://www.facebook.com/FingernailzG...
However, the title itself is rather ‘controversial’, if I may say so. ‘Batang Gembira’, supposedly it was illegally direct-translated from English words, ‘joystick’. From the context of colloquial Malaysian language, ‘batang’ can also be related to penis. But, I was informed that the title was not from the author’s decision, but rather it was from the publisher themselves; LEJEN PRESS. Originally, this novel is supposed to be known as ‘PROJECT CHRONOSHIFT’. So, it makes me wonder what on Earth those editors were thinking when they decide such a name?
I’m not going to give any sorts of spoilers, though. If you’re curious to know, just go buy and read it. Or, you can just read the synopsis to at least get the gist idea of this novel.
All I can say after I read this novel is that, the author has long ways to go in terms of presentation. The idea itself sounds promising, using MMORPG elements in real-life technology; you become a Player and that actually is a career itself! This idea is very foreign, at least among Malaysian readers (except for ACG fans). However, there is one thing that I find to be very lacking, which is also a very common problem in almost every local sci-fi novels that I have read. And, it’s PRESENTATION.
Most local sci-fi novels have very promising idea bases, but they depend too much on ideas that it affects their works very badly, in terms of presentation. I would end up getting uninterested to read it further (but this book somehow managed to push myself to finish my reading!).
In ‘Batang Gembira’, the presentation is rather jumbled up and very forced. I could assume that the author was asked to re-write the story and keep it short! There are way too many terminologies and characters that I end up cannot remember most of them. Too many unnecessary descriptions that end up slowing the story pace especially during battle scenes!
However, I am not surprised with the descriptions, since it is a common writing style in light novels that I have read so far. You just simply need to tell everything from the protagonist’s perspective, and that can be very annoying at times!
Writing a sci-fi story requires a fast-paced presentation. However, the language, Bahasa Melayu, itself can actually become a main problem for writing sci-fi. Unlike the fast-paced English, Bahasa Melayu is naturally ‘slow’, which is one of the main reason why Bahasa Melayu suits the best for time-consuming and mood-emphasizing stories such as romance and slice-of-life.
As for the conclusion, I would suggest that the author to work extra hard on improving his writing style. Applying ‘visual writing’ would be the very best option for writing sci-fi in BM. It would be a pity for this book to end up fail to meet to its’ potential, thus becoming a half-baked work.
And, to LEJEN PRESS, I would suggest you to do some researches about light novel format. You should arrange the illustrations in accordance to the story chapters. You should place one illustration in every chapter of the story (besides the text that describes the illustrations!), and NOT at the chapter’s title page! I might sound fussy, but it IS how the light novel formats are ORIGINALLY organized.
As soon as I’ve stumbled to the release announcement of this book, I am very glad to know that I am not the only Malaysian who had decided to apply ‘light-novel’ writing style for my novel projects. Seeing this book’s cover, designed in PSP-box-game style, again I am glad to know that I’m not the only Malaysian who also attempted to write a RPG-game-themed story, which is popularly used among Japanese modern satire literatures; particularly in light novels. Therefore, I was definitely looking forward to read this book as a light novel reader myself.
P/S: According to the author, the illustrator for this novel is known as Fingernailz. You can visit his page here, https://www.facebook.com/FingernailzG...
However, the title itself is rather ‘controversial’, if I may say so. ‘Batang Gembira’, supposedly it was illegally direct-translated from English words, ‘joystick’. From the context of colloquial Malaysian language, ‘batang’ can also be related to penis. But, I was informed that the title was not from the author’s decision, but rather it was from the publisher themselves; LEJEN PRESS. Originally, this novel is supposed to be known as ‘PROJECT CHRONOSHIFT’. So, it makes me wonder what on Earth those editors were thinking when they decide such a name?
I’m not going to give any sorts of spoilers, though. If you’re curious to know, just go buy and read it. Or, you can just read the synopsis to at least get the gist idea of this novel.
All I can say after I read this novel is that, the author has long ways to go in terms of presentation. The idea itself sounds promising, using MMORPG elements in real-life technology; you become a Player and that actually is a career itself! This idea is very foreign, at least among Malaysian readers (except for ACG fans). However, there is one thing that I find to be very lacking, which is also a very common problem in almost every local sci-fi novels that I have read. And, it’s PRESENTATION.
Most local sci-fi novels have very promising idea bases, but they depend too much on ideas that it affects their works very badly, in terms of presentation. I would end up getting uninterested to read it further (but this book somehow managed to push myself to finish my reading!).
In ‘Batang Gembira’, the presentation is rather jumbled up and very forced. I could assume that the author was asked to re-write the story and keep it short! There are way too many terminologies and characters that I end up cannot remember most of them. Too many unnecessary descriptions that end up slowing the story pace especially during battle scenes!
However, I am not surprised with the descriptions, since it is a common writing style in light novels that I have read so far. You just simply need to tell everything from the protagonist’s perspective, and that can be very annoying at times!
Writing a sci-fi story requires a fast-paced presentation. However, the language, Bahasa Melayu, itself can actually become a main problem for writing sci-fi. Unlike the fast-paced English, Bahasa Melayu is naturally ‘slow’, which is one of the main reason why Bahasa Melayu suits the best for time-consuming and mood-emphasizing stories such as romance and slice-of-life.
As for the conclusion, I would suggest that the author to work extra hard on improving his writing style. Applying ‘visual writing’ would be the very best option for writing sci-fi in BM. It would be a pity for this book to end up fail to meet to its’ potential, thus becoming a half-baked work.
And, to LEJEN PRESS, I would suggest you to do some researches about light novel format. You should arrange the illustrations in accordance to the story chapters. You should place one illustration in every chapter of the story (besides the text that describes the illustrations!), and NOT at the chapter’s title page! I might sound fussy, but it IS how the light novel formats are ORIGINALLY organized.
October 2, 2014
buku ni aku akan bagi empat bintang kalau lebih banyak scene PVP.
sebanyak-banyak buku yang aku pernah baca, buku nilah satu-satunya yang aku bayangkan watak-wataknya sebagai watak anime dan bukannya orang betul. dan anime yang selalu terlintas dekat kepala masa baca ni ialah Air gear. aku pun tak tahu kenapa.
world building yang okay sahaja bagi aku. boleh diperkemaskan lagi sepatutnya.
oh dan terlalu banyak watak diperkenalkan (dengan berbagai gaya dan warna rambut yang berbeza) buat aku pening nak bayangkan seseuatu watak tu.
romance yang diselitkan sedikit sebanyak meringankan novel ni.
oh, aku sangat mengharap kalau kesemua atau majoriti watak dalam novel ni adalah bangsa malaysia. well, benda tu akan buat aku lebih dekat dan boleh hayati dengan elok kot.
aku harap penulis dapat memberikan satu sambungan yang lebih mantap dan hebat daripada batang gembira ni. novel ni sangat berpotensi, tapi malangnya, genre sai-fai hanya diminati golongan minoriti dalam pembaca malaysia ni. that's why lah tak ramai sangat kot yang cerita pasal novel ni.
anyhow, tahniah kepada penulis!
sebanyak-banyak buku yang aku pernah baca, buku nilah satu-satunya yang aku bayangkan watak-wataknya sebagai watak anime dan bukannya orang betul. dan anime yang selalu terlintas dekat kepala masa baca ni ialah Air gear. aku pun tak tahu kenapa.
world building yang okay sahaja bagi aku. boleh diperkemaskan lagi sepatutnya.
oh dan terlalu banyak watak diperkenalkan (dengan berbagai gaya dan warna rambut yang berbeza) buat aku pening nak bayangkan seseuatu watak tu.
romance yang diselitkan sedikit sebanyak meringankan novel ni.
oh, aku sangat mengharap kalau kesemua atau majoriti watak dalam novel ni adalah bangsa malaysia. well, benda tu akan buat aku lebih dekat dan boleh hayati dengan elok kot.
aku harap penulis dapat memberikan satu sambungan yang lebih mantap dan hebat daripada batang gembira ni. novel ni sangat berpotensi, tapi malangnya, genre sai-fai hanya diminati golongan minoriti dalam pembaca malaysia ni. that's why lah tak ramai sangat kot yang cerita pasal novel ni.
anyhow, tahniah kepada penulis!
December 5, 2014
It was a great story albeit rather forced. It contains the typical plot of a light novel (not something I'm fond of since the translated version is a bit off) or a manga. I don't know, I get the feeling that something is missing. I'd like to know what's going on, obviously. And, I can't keep track of the characters. Gosh. It doesn't help that my brain keeps translating every other sentence into English. I assure you, I usually read Malay novel with none of this hassle. But still, love, love the main character.
September 17, 2015
Bagi peminat gamers,RPG, anime dan sewaktu dengannya,aku rasa takde masalah untuk hadam penceritaan buku ni..bg aku, buku ni one of a kind genre..bukan senang nak imaginasi ala2 cerita Final Fantasy..
November 11, 2014
Good effort from my bestie.
Penceritaan yang sangat bagus. Dimulakan dengan sejarah Redwall Corp dan diakhiri dengan tanda tanya berkenaan dengan kemampuan sebenar watak utama. Ada kelompongan pada jalan cerita yang mana watak-watak yang terlalu ingin diperkenalkan tapi dapat dikemaskan dengan baik.
Mengharapkan sequel yang penuh dengan aksi, cabaran dan romantik.
All the best for next sequel.
#supportnewtalent
Penceritaan yang sangat bagus. Dimulakan dengan sejarah Redwall Corp dan diakhiri dengan tanda tanya berkenaan dengan kemampuan sebenar watak utama. Ada kelompongan pada jalan cerita yang mana watak-watak yang terlalu ingin diperkenalkan tapi dapat dikemaskan dengan baik.
Mengharapkan sequel yang penuh dengan aksi, cabaran dan romantik.
All the best for next sequel.
#supportnewtalent
March 15, 2017
Memula baca rasa macam slow je, rasa boring pun ye jugak sebab kena banyak imaginasi dengan karakter2, tapi lama dah boleh absorb dan makin syok baca. Bila nampak mcm nk klimak tapi dah tinggal sikit muka surat rasa hampa sebab mesti bersambung. Tak sangka boleh layan jugak genre macam ni. Hopefully Danial Aedy cepat2 buat sambungan dia.
March 2, 2016
mmg anime version.. haha.. puashati kalau banyak versi light novel kat malaysia. kalau nak import light novel jepun mmg lah pulus habis sbb mahal. tapi, jujur daniel edy tulis sangat detaile. tapi kalau boleh tryla buat kasi nampak tak terlali skema.. hehe.. pepe pun taniah for this novel
September 10, 2015
Peminat anime & manga mcm aku takdak masalah utk hadam buku ni. Cuma mcm tergantung citer ni. Watak utama tak tunjuk 'kuasa' sebenarnya. Sequel needed!
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March 28, 2017
Buku free daripada Lejen Press. Baca tajuk berkerut dahi dengan kepelikan tajuknya tapi buku yang menarik sebenarnya. Cerita masa depan dan suasana video game yang diolah ke dalam dunia nyata. Pelik memang pelik cerita dia tapi sebuah fiksyen sains yang menarik juga untuk dibaca. Cerita macam ala -ala Pokemon pun ada. Penulis yang mempunyai imiginasi yang sungguh unik dan menarik. Siapa suka berangan berada dalam dunia imiginasi macam zaman sekolah rendah boleh baca buku ni. Konfem rasa macam kembali ke dunia Gransazer, Power Rangers, Yu Gi Oh, dan banyak - banyak lagi kartun - kartun Jepun yang aku dah lupa tajuk dia.
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